SI 2019 Crime

Justin McCrary, Jens Ludwig, and Philip J. Cook, Organizers

July 25-26, 2019

Longfellow Room

Royal Sonesta Hotel, Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA

Conference Code of Conduct

Wednesday, July 24
6:00 pm
Clambake at the Royal Sonesta Hotel
Thursday, July 25
8:00 am
Coffee and Pastries
8:30 am
Megan T. Stevenson, University of Virginia
Jennifer Doleac, Arnold Ventures

Algorithmic Risk Assessment in the Hands of Humans
Discussant: Derek Neal, University of Chicago and NBER
9:30 am
Bo Cowgill, Columbia University

The Impact of Algorithms on Judicial Discretion: Evidence from Regression Discontinuities
Discussant: David Abrams, University of Pennsylvania
10:30 am
Break
11:00 am
Jon Kleinberg, Cornell University
Jens Ludwig, University of Chicago and NBER
Sendhil Mullainathan, University of Chicago and NBER
Cass R. Sunstein, Harvard University

Discrimination in the Age of Algorithms
Discussants: John J. Donohue, Stanford University and NBER
Mario L. Small, Columbia University
12:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm
Longfellow
Emily G. Owens, University of California, Irvine
Michelle D. Mioduszewski, University of California at Irvine
Christopher J. Bates, University of California at Irvine

How Valuable are Civil Liberties? Evidence from Gang Injunctions, Crime, and Housing Prices in Southern California
Discussant: Jeffrey Grogger, University of Chicago and NBER
2:30 pm
Longfellow
Aurelie Ouss, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Megan T. Stevenson, University of Virginia

Cash Bail and Court Compliance: Impacts of a Prosecutor-Led Reform
Discussant: Jens Ludwig, University of Chicago and NBER
3:30 pm
Longfellow
J.J. Prescott, University of Michigan
Sonja B. Starr, University of Chicago

Expungement of Criminal Convictions: An Empirical Study
Discussant: Amanda Y. Agan, Cornell University and NBER
4:30 pm
Adjourn
Feldstein Lecture begins at 4:40 in the Ballroom
Friday, July 26
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
8:30 am
Aaron Chalfin, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Benjamin Hansen, University of Oregon and NBER
Jason Lerner, University of Chicago
Lucie Parker, University of Chicago

Reducing Crime Through Environmental Design: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment of Street Lighting in New York City
Discussant: Jennifer L. Doleac, Arnold Ventures
9:30 am
Alexander M. Gelber, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Adam Isen, Johns Hopkins University
Judd B. Kessler, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Sarah Tahamont, University of Maryland

The Effects of Youth Employment on Crime: Evidence from New York City Lotteries
Discussant: Sara B. Heller, University of Michigan and NBER
10:30 am
Break
11:00 am
Michael G. Mueller-Smith, University of Michigan and NBER
Keith Finlay, U.S. Census Bureau

Criminal Justice in the US and Economic Inequality
Discussant: Jeffrey A. Smith, University of Wisconsin-Madison and NBER
12:00 n
Lunch
1:00 pm
Janet Davidson, Chaminade University
George King, Hawaii State Department of Public Safety
Jens Ludwig, University of Chicago and NBER
Steven Raphael, University of California, Berkeley and NBER

Managing Pretrial Misconduct: An Experimental Evaluation of HOPE Pretrial
Discussant: Richard Hahn, New York University
2:00 pm
Abby E. Alpert, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
David Powell, RAND Corporation

Origins of the Opioid Crisis and Its Enduring Impacts
Discussant: Harold Pollack, University of Chicago
3:00 pm
Emily K. Weisburst, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER

Whose Help is On the Way? The Importance of Individual Police Officers in Law Enforcement Outcomes
Discussant: Anthony Braga, University of Pennsylvania
4:00 pm
Adjourn